NEW HAVEN, Ind. (Indiana’s NewsCenter) - School integration. In the East Allen County School district, the closing of Paul Harding High School means big transitions for the primarily black enrollment there.

Indiana’s NewsCenter found out what's being done to prepare for the upcoming changes.

In addition, local pastors and religious leaders are joining together to make sure that the needs of students are being addressed - including how to spread understanding when it comes to racism. They hope to sit down with officials from both the Department of Education and EACS to discuss the future of Harding and its students.

Reverend Michael Latham is part of that effort. He says, "It's about teaching people how to live a lifestyle. Showing them how to act when you're around different people and what to expect and how to respond to it and teaching kids how to love people whether they're white, black, blue, green, or whatever. We've got to teach that."

Superintendent Green says most of the former Harding students won’t have to ride two buses to get to school. She says if the bus is full, it will go straight to its destination. If time on the bus is a concern, she suggests considering the school closest to where the student lives.

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